JUDGMENT :

Irshad Ali, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Anurag Kumar Maurya, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent nos.1 to 3 and Sri Jyotinjay Verma and Sri Neeraj Chaurasia, both representing respondent no.4.

2. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioners are challenging an order dated 18.11.2008 whereby the claim for the payment of salary of the petitioners has been rejected on the ground that the procedure prescribed for selection and appointment of the petitioners has not been followed nor the Manager of the Institution has submitted papers for consideration of claim of the petitioners before Assistant Regional Director of Education, Basic, Faizabad Region, Faizabad.

3. The petitioners claim that petitioner no.1 was granted appointment on the post of Assistant Teacher on 25.6.1981 in the institution and in pursuance thereof, he joined on 1.7.1981. The petitioner no.2 was granted appointment on the post of Peon by the Committee of Management on 22.6.1986 and he joined in the institution on 1.7.1986. Appointment of the petitioners has been regularized vide orders dated 2.11.1988 and 14.9.1992 respectively. The institution was brought within the p